diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 412a5515e..52a4e5406 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           images: powerhome/redis-operator
           tags: |
-            type=ref,event=tag
-            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
-            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{raw}}
             type=sha,prefix=,suffix=,format=long
       - name: Login to DockerHub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d77e4125..387b8a8b6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION := v1.8.0-rc2
+VERSION := v1.8.0-rc3
 
 # Name of this service/application
 SERVICE_NAME := redis-operator